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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what type of restaurant did Noor's mother take her to tell her the identity of her biological father?
(a) French.
(b) Italian.
(c) Mexican.
(d) Chinese.

2. Just after a photograph of an astronaut is presented in Part One, the narrator says that "an unusually large cyclonic system with a warm core was approaching" (16) what location?
(a) The East coast.
(b) Boston.
(c) New York City.
(d) The West coast.

3. What food from the fancy dinner in Chelsea does the narrator refer to again and again?
(a) Eel.
(b) Tuna.
(c) Octopus.
(d) Shark.

4. When the unnamed narrator attending the private showing of a particular artist's works, he says, "The works felt first and foremost like a" (179) what?
(a) Breath of fresh air.
(b) Travesty.
(c) Celebration.
(d) Memorial.

5. How many minutes of the unnamed narrator's shift at the co-op passes during Noor's story?
(a) 30.
(b) 90.
(c) 60.
(d) 45.

Short Answer Questions

1. The unnamed narrator guesses that the receptionist at the fertility office is how old?

2. How many days after the author's medical procedure does he receive a phone call about his abnormal X-ray telling him to see a neurologist?

3. What form of communication does the unnamed narrator use to communicate with Alena during his residency?

4. How do Alena and Peter react to the unnamed narrator's response to the art in Alena's apartment?

5. When the author reaches the bar in Dumbo, what is hanging outside the bar in lieu of a sign?

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